No beating around the bush, locked bootloaders are pure evil. We pay good money to our carriers in order to enjoy the latest smartphones, so shouldn't we be able to do with them as we please (within reason)? That's why it was so frustrating when we found out that AT&T and Verizon were both locking down the Samsung Galaxy S4.
The good news is that Samsung's official online shop has now revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Edition will soon be coming to AT&T and Verizon, featuring an unlocked bootloader right out of the box, as well as 16GB storage. Keep in mind that this is NOT the same thing as the Samsung Galaxy S4 “Nexus” version. You won't be getting faster updates or stock Android with this one.
You might be thinking, “But why bother with this one considering the dev community has already found a way around the AT&T/Verizon bootloader?” For many of you, it probably won't be worth getting. Still, there are some that would rather go the official route, so it's nice to have the option.
So how much will the GS4 Developer Edition set you back? No official pricing is currently mentioned, though we'd take a guess at around $650, and more than likely it won't have a subsidized pricing option.
For those on AT&T's network, it probably makes more sense to go with the GS4 with stock Android over this, unless you really love TouchWiz. For those on Verizon, it's good to see that Big Red wasn't left out of this one like they were the Nexus edition of the GS4. What do you think, anyone interested in getting the Developer Edition of the GS4?
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